Dr. Nick Catalano is an American university educator and author. He is a professor of Literature and Music at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York.

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He is director of the university's Performing Arts Music and Literature Program. In addition, he is a music columnist (Allaboutjazz.com), book reviewer (The Internet Review of Books), contributing editor to Arts&Opinion magazine, and a writer/producer of documentaries for film and television (Greece [1990], The Hamptons [1991]).

• Clifford Brown: The Life and Art of the Legendary Jazz Trumpeter (Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-514400-7)^[1]
• New York Nights (Auburndale 2009), a book about writing, performing and producing in New York City
• A New Yorker at Sea (Aegeon Press 2012), his account of participating in an around-the-world sailing trip.
• Tales of a Hamptons Sailor (Aegeon Press 2015), stories of The Hamptons in the 80's, and a circumnavigation
• Scribble from the Apple (Aegeon Press 2019), essays on music, politics, culture, philosophy, art, and The Holocaust.

Catalano maintains residences in New York City, East Hampton NY, and Delray Beach, Florida.^{[citation needed]}